CH 52

Question 1

ecology

Answer 1

scientific study of interactions between organisms and the environment. shows distribution and abundance of organisms

Question 2

Ecologists work in a range. go big to small…

Answer 2

global
landscape
ecosystem
community
population
organism

Question 3

organismal ecology

Answer 3

studies structure, physiology, and behavior

Question 4

population ecology

Answer 4

focuses on factors affecting population size and diversity

Question 5

community ecology

Answer 5

deals with species interactions in a community

Question 6

ecosystem ecology

Answer 6

emphasizes energy flow and chemical cycling among biotic and abiotic components

Question 7

landscape ecology

Answer 7

deals with abundant ecosystems and how they’re arranged in geographic regions

Question 8

global ecology

Answer 8

examines influence of energy and materials on organisms across biosphere

Question 9

climate

Answer 9

long term prevailing weather conditions in an area

Question 10

4 major components with climate

Answer 10

temperature, precipitation, sunlight, wind
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Question 11

macroclimate

Answer 11

patterns on global, regional, and landscape level

Question 12

microclimate

Answer 12

very fine patterns such as those encountered by a community of organisms under a fallen log

Question 13

global climate patterns are determined by

Answer 13

Solar energy and the Earth’s movements in space

Question 14

latitudinal variation

Answer 14

angle of sun

Question 15

seasonal variation

Answer 15

tilt of the earth

Question 16

air circulation and precipitation patterns are driven by

Answer 16

solar radiation near equator

Question 17

terrestrial biomes characterized by

Answer 17

vegetation

Question 18

aquatic biomes characterized by

Answer 18

physical environment

Question 19

if tropical forests are at the equator, what is at 30 or 60 degrees

Answer 19

dry and arid at 30, forests at 60

Question 20

impact of climate is shown with a

Answer 20

climograph